The Worst Guide To Path of Exile

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  • @DanielTheExiled
    @DanielTheExiled 13 днів тому +1569

    Hi, I'm a new player with close to 7000 hours.
    This guide really helped me and I'm now on my way to carpal tunnel syndrome 2.0.
    Thank you so much Mr. Connor.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +116

      This is just barely parody 🤣
      Good luck, exile.

    • @laizerwoolf
      @laizerwoolf 13 днів тому +8

      Oh God, carpal tunnel in this game is so real, I have to adjust the keybind and the build just to make it viable.

    • @rastapig1
      @rastapig1 13 днів тому +1

      any mirror yet? :/ im on like 6k hrs prolly more lmao

    • @Lethorick
      @Lethorick 13 днів тому +5

      7705 hours (only on stream recording time played) no mirror for me yet. Great video!

    • @Cenot4ph
      @Cenot4ph 12 днів тому

      you people need to touch grass and live real life

  • @Empyriangaming
    @Empyriangaming 9 днів тому +404

    Amazing video thanks for the shout ❤

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  9 днів тому +35

      Thanks! And thank you for helping me pick fun farming strats every league ❤️

    • @ThickRedPaste
      @ThickRedPaste 7 днів тому

      React to it on stream while paysing every 2 mins to run ads and look at unrelated memes

  • @asdfghjsdfgg1841
    @asdfghjsdfgg1841 11 днів тому +679

    "Fire Res 75%
    Cold Res 75%
    Lightning Res 75%
    Chaos Res -60%"
    Based

    • @nicholasmejia7972
      @nicholasmejia7972 9 днів тому +17

      Chaos encouragement

    • @pepperonipony1751
      @pepperonipony1751 8 днів тому +10

      Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

    • @KVenturi
      @KVenturi 7 днів тому +1

      Chaos Res is not important at all

    • @cpfuzzy
      @cpfuzzy 7 днів тому +15

      @@KVenturi Chaos Resistance is important unless you don't like leveling and feel like randomly dying.

    • @DezZzO_YT
      @DezZzO_YT 7 днів тому +1

      @@cpfuzzy skill issue

  • @Retroactive_R
    @Retroactive_R 13 днів тому +576

    "We chose the path of sisyphus and asked for a bigger boulder." Caught me SO off guard. It's so simple and yet encapsulates everything so perfectly.

    • @MalcolmTurnerKing
      @MalcolmTurnerKing 4 години тому

      "REMOVE The Stone of SHAME!" 😊
      "...And ATTACH The Stone of TRIUMPH!" 😮
      🪨🪓

  • @YouTookMyAccountName
    @YouTookMyAccountName 13 днів тому +414

    "Path of Exile is simply a tool to test your Path of Building creations" the most true thing i've ever heard

  • @comradewilson9459
    @comradewilson9459 13 днів тому +323

    Perhaps one of the most accurate guides ever made for this game and that’s saying a lot considering this game is mostly looking at guides

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +42

      Just.... Just 1 more respec... I just need to find a better guide 🥲

    • @FunRooms
      @FunRooms 12 днів тому +4

      Most accurate so far... until the next league launches

  • @thedocblock6421
    @thedocblock6421 13 днів тому +682

    Skill Trees, brother I think those are those Skill Yggdrasils, am I going to have to sacrifice myself to myself to understand how this game works?

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +188

      I'm so mad I can't put "tree yggdrasils" in this video. Well played.

    • @Ashtarte3D
      @Ashtarte3D 13 днів тому +16

      Don't worry, there are EVEN MORE SKILL TREES!

    • @teitonii
      @teitonii 13 днів тому +7

      the game is ass to play without following a build guide which has the skill tree and most things set up for you, and the atlas tree is really really easy to understand yourself

    • @xxcsokixx
      @xxcsokixx 13 днів тому +12

      You can craft a skill tree that goes inside your skill tree btw. If you are quirky like that

    • @a.t3415
      @a.t3415 13 днів тому +9

      ​@@teitonii nah, once you're comfortable enough to mess around with builds on your own the game gets even better 😁

  • @hiimswiss2930
    @hiimswiss2930 12 днів тому +34

    False advertisement. This is the best guide to path of exile I've ever seen.

  • @Flosstradamuss
    @Flosstradamuss 12 днів тому +265

    I have 300hrs in this game. This guide made no sense and I still don’t know what I’m doing.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +178

      Another satisfied customer.

    • @jarzz3601
      @jarzz3601 11 днів тому +26

      don't worry give it another 1000 hours and you should start picking up the basics

    • @MrJustin1m
      @MrJustin1m 11 днів тому

      @@jarzz3601 over 3k and im still learning shit.

    • @Aezthet1C
      @Aezthet1C 10 днів тому +16

      1500+ hour in... u think u understand enough to make a build, breeze through all act with your own build then u got clapped in yellow map

    • @Flosstradamuss
      @Flosstradamuss 10 днів тому +9

      @@Aezthet1C I got clapped in T1 and made me look around my room like “wait am I the problem?”

  • @DawnBurn
    @DawnBurn 13 днів тому +176

    "The odds of desired affix being rolled is always 50/50" - This sent me.

    • @DawnBurn
      @DawnBurn 13 днів тому +11

      Path of Exile is a Tool to test your PoB game.
      No lies detected.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +14

      The dark truth behind Path of Exile

    • @HeartbrokenHeartshooter
      @HeartbrokenHeartshooter 13 днів тому +8

      It either works or it doesn’t so it’s 50/50

    • @TheMnataur
      @TheMnataur 11 днів тому

      That's why I always play the lottery - you either win or you don't 50/50. :P

    • @freesoul1114
      @freesoul1114 3 дні тому

      @@connorconquers for every chaos orb rollled? There is a on zero chance for 6t1 modifiers you need.

  • @VaraNiN
    @VaraNiN 12 днів тому +38

    00:25 "What if Meth had a skill check" is probably the best description of PoE I ever heard.

    • @harkonan5913
      @harkonan5913 11 днів тому +1

      math lol

    • @TheSpencer1000
      @TheSpencer1000 7 днів тому +7

      @@harkonan5913 no, he said meth, and its a reference based on how addictive the game is. Math wouldnt even make since considering math already has a skill check. I know plenty of people that struggle with math.

  • @AtrakKarta
    @AtrakKarta 13 днів тому +201

    As a PoE player's playtime increases, the amount of time they spend character building increases exponentially.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +43

      They should add a /played to PoB 👀

    • @KlesierTheSurvivor
      @KlesierTheSurvivor 12 днів тому +7

      sometimes im glad that there is no time tracker for POB, im pretty sure that it atleast double the amount of my playtime (not including staring at the wiki for hours)

    • @satibel
      @satibel 10 днів тому +5

      @@connorconquers yeah I'm pretty sure I have more play time on pob than poe
      tbf it's because I make a lot of theoretical builds then budget them and find out I need empy's team budget to make it viable.

    • @BrandonsUsername
      @BrandonsUsername 9 днів тому +2

      I added Path of Building to my Steam to track my hours 'played'. Rounding out to about 4k hours now.

    • @porteurliste
      @porteurliste 7 днів тому +1

      Yeah, I haven't actually been in the POE client for over a year but I have been playing poe religiously on average 40hours/week in that same year...

  • @JustSayingVloggity
    @JustSayingVloggity 13 днів тому +69

    The fact that you take time out of your content to honor the community, directing new players to other cool and helpful content creators is just so rad. Great video as always bud! You're a legend!

  • @enkephalin6335
    @enkephalin6335 8 днів тому +10

    "Wanna have no fckin clue what's going on? Flicker Strike".
    As someone who plays flicker, setting up a mini shrine for rngesus beside your desk, while you hold flicker and look at other things except your monitor because of motion sickness, really sums up the overall experience from this simple statement.
    Btw, gotta sub on this 🔥

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  8 днів тому +2

      Right click make character go brrrr. Peak gameplay.

  • @kiabad6671
    @kiabad6671 11 днів тому +73

    "The only wrong way to play path of exile is one where you're not having fun." Thx just for that !

    • @DeputyFish
      @DeputyFish 7 днів тому

      sadly the only good strats for profit. are unfun ones. (unless you have 12+ hours a day to play)
      and you need profit. to have some really fun builds

    • @UnsoberIdiot
      @UnsoberIdiot 4 дні тому

      @@DeputyFish no. if you're playing an unfun build, you'll quit sooner, and thus receive no loot.

    • @Buggolious
      @Buggolious День тому

      @@DeputyFish disagree, you can make any strat work (you don't need 20 divines an hour), also low budget builds at the start are fun too, the fun is not locked behind some mirror paywall that you have to grind through. Always remember if you're not having fun, switch up what you're doing or quit, it is not worth it to grind just for the sake of grinding

    • @DeputyFish
      @DeputyFish 21 годину тому

      @@Buggolious sadly. when you have 1500+ hours in a game. and never get any drops.
      so currency making is non existent beyond farming essence for a 100 hours. to earn enough to have a single build defining unique. (seriously this league. was worse inflation than biden. (and pyrocynical) combined. one with nothing is usually like 40c 2 weeks into a league. it was literally like 200c. until a few weeks ago.
      this is why this league had the biggest player drop at the fastest rate again of any league prior. it dropped 90% of the players in the first 3 weeks. thats crazy drop compared to the league prior (which was also a huge drop)

  • @2ndBadBat
    @2ndBadBat 13 днів тому +184

    When the world needed him the most, he returned with another guide.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +28

      Now to vanish for another 4 months 💤

    • @XSniper74184
      @XSniper74184 10 днів тому

      ​@@connorconquers Please papa, you've only just returned! And you even brought us all such great milk and cigarettes! Surely you are not required to leave yet.

  • @tonyadamson8144
    @tonyadamson8144 13 днів тому +106

    I can't press the like button enough!!! I still keep watching your Noita guide to keep me going through that games pain

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +19

      Seeing others fail in Noita is what keeps us sane.

    • @catsoffon
      @catsoffon 12 днів тому

      Is noita harder than poe? Been hearing about the game recently

    • @EliasMheart
      @EliasMheart 10 днів тому +1

      Dunk or slam's advice recently got me my first win... But I only played it again thanks to the Worst Guide to Noita❤

    • @mollycomehere
      @mollycomehere 9 днів тому

      @@catsoffon i recently got it. (it's extremely fun) it's definitely not as complicated as poe, but still not a game to underestimate of its mechanical depth

    • @DeputyFish
      @DeputyFish 8 днів тому

      @@catsoffon i walked forward. from something completely out of my control. a nuke went off. setting off a chain reaction. that set me ablaze for the rest of my life.
      200 hours in the game

  • @romeprince11
    @romeprince11 8 днів тому +4

    Unironically the best POE ad I've seen
    People will now use this video to explain to people what POE is
    You deserve all the subs and likes good job dude

  • @ewill3435
    @ewill3435 13 днів тому +51

    Thank you for introducing me to a new addiction.
    Combined with your Factorio, ONI, and Noita guides, I really think you missed your calling as a drug dealer...

  • @NBTquizcope
    @NBTquizcope 13 днів тому +41

    Haven't even played PoE in 2 years and this video is unfortunately making me want to join the dark side again. Absolutely fire video.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +12

      Don't do it. Be better. LIVE!

    • @taronzgaming7739
      @taronzgaming7739 12 днів тому

      Or alternatively to what this nerd is saying... Dewit.

    • @ticks60
      @ticks60 12 днів тому +6

      stay sane exile

  • @kukuc96
    @kukuc96 13 днів тому +21

    The first time opening the skill tree is a pivotal moment in the life in any PoE player.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +11

      It's gotta be the harshest player filter I've ever seen. If it doesn't scare you off, however, you're locked in. Kinda a self-selecting litmus test for the rest of the game.

  • @zeelthor813
    @zeelthor813 12 днів тому +7

    Brilliant guide. It captures what I feel like is the key component to this game. Not taking it too seriously. Or rather, taking a silly concept and then very seriously dedicating your life to forcing it to work.

  • @panamera0607
    @panamera0607 13 днів тому +37

    It's crazy how addictive this game is, i fckn love it

  • @DonCarlox-d5q
    @DonCarlox-d5q 6 днів тому +2

    Great video! I myself really love playing PoB and Craft of Exile and test the build sometimes in PoE

  • @godishomer10
    @godishomer10 11 днів тому +3

    Great video. The quality is without out a boubt higher than most videos on youtube. Looning forward to more videos!

  • @ronarray
    @ronarray 11 днів тому +10

    As an Actual POE Content Creator - I approve this message!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  11 днів тому +5

      High praise coming from the guy who's build I stole to make the final section. Here, you dropped this 👑

    • @ronarray
      @ronarray 6 днів тому +2

      @@connorconquers Thank you for the shout well!

  • @rhettorical
    @rhettorical 12 днів тому +49

    I can feel the sseth DNA running through your videos. Keep up the good work! I'm also a new player, I only have 1400 hours.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +25

      He, Max0r, and MandalorGaming were the reason I started doing this.

    • @Sornok
      @Sornok 11 днів тому +3

      ​@@connorconquers and congratulation, because you joined my list of "creators that I watched one or more videos for the 10th time or more".
      Now lemme watch this video so I can watch it again in a bit.

    • @INtelshow
      @INtelshow 10 днів тому

      @@connorconquers The trifecta

  • @weertangel7231
    @weertangel7231 12 днів тому +5

    This might actually be the most complete guide and explanation to PoE under half an hour i have seen to date and funny to boot!
    Also, i've only played the game for 4,119.7 hours and thats over a decade and u still make me feel like a new player....

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +1

      This game does things to a MF. So many comments are "I have 4-figure-time-amount in game and I still feel new"
      Why do we do this to ourselves?!?!? Anyway, see you on the beach, exile.

  • @psinjo
    @psinjo 10 днів тому +3

    'worst guide ever"
    ... honestly one of the most overall concise and accurate videos i've seen
    of course there are other ones that are better... but not nearly this short.
    also some of the meme references got literal laugh out louds from me...
    "what if meth had a skill check"
    "this is why i play flicker strike"
    strike on, brother!

  • @rockkatona100
    @rockkatona100 13 днів тому +11

    With Only 4500 hours I love the beginner guide helped me a lot!

  • @samicrz613
    @samicrz613 13 днів тому +8

    I just discovered your channel yesterday and binged everything and you decided to drop this, let's freakin goooooo!!!!

  • @skylarjohnson2785
    @skylarjohnson2785 13 днів тому +8

    i was thinking abt getting back into Path of Exile; thank you for setting me straight 👍

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +3

      Every guide is secretly a warning. You made the right call 👑

  • @Skilez
    @Skilez 9 днів тому +3

    as a PoE veteran (played since closed beta 2011?!?) with around 6-7k hours this is probably the most accurate and best introduction to the game of all times :D absolute pleasure to watch :)

  • @adamdonato3414
    @adamdonato3414 13 днів тому +7

    Another absolute banger. I was trying to keep track of my favorite joke you made for this comment, but I lost track and gave up. Hilarious and informative.

  • @1hYpZz1
    @1hYpZz1 13 днів тому +18

    Just found your channel the other day and now you’re making a guide of my favourite game, can’t get much better. Awesome video!
    Side note, I just got diagnosed with carpet tunnel, yes it’s probably this games fault, no I will not stop.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +8

      Time for an RF league 😤

    • @ThomasWinget
      @ThomasWinget 13 днів тому +2

      Why would you carpet a tunnel? Sounds like a recipe to have to vacuum daily...

  • @MrJustin1m
    @MrJustin1m 11 днів тому +2

    "the true end game...getting a fancy belt" so real for this

  • @su0tin731
    @su0tin731 13 днів тому +6

    As a noob with only 2000 hours, 500 of which I played this last league, this video is spot on, fun, and good. Also, nice of you to give credit to other creators.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +3

      I actually struggled with who to recommend since I could have spent 20 mins just talking about various creators I like. POE community is amazing.

  • @rhodan74
    @rhodan74 13 днів тому +9

    Amazing. Should have put more shoutouts in there, e.g. Jousis, his builds encapsulate what is so amazing about POE

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +5

      Trust me I wanted to. If I put in everyone I liked this would have been an hour long video.

  • @DiamondCalibre
    @DiamondCalibre 12 днів тому +3

    Woah. I discovered your content 2 days ago. binged all your stuff. and I'm showing a friend your videos, only to realize you just dropped this video. Banger. Incredible.

  • @MouZ245
    @MouZ245 13 днів тому +5

    This is huge! :D I hope the devs see this and get a nice laugh out of it.

  • @HighTyde-b1g
    @HighTyde-b1g 13 днів тому +4

    Wow, this guide is AWESOME! You’ve put so much effort into making it both informative and hilarious. Very enjoyable!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Hope to see you on the beach, exile.

  • @kilikx1x
    @kilikx1x 12 днів тому +3

    "I have two degrees from one of Canadas most universities" got me rolling.

  • @senyor8774
    @senyor8774 13 днів тому +3

    I love your humor and editing in these videos. Don't make yourself burn out and keep'em coming!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      Thanks! I burn out in my day job so these are safe lol. Hard to burn when you output at a snail's pace 😅

  • @DarrinMichelson
    @DarrinMichelson 13 днів тому +18

    I've never played Path of Exile, and thanks to this, I never will. You have saved me from my worst impulses and the eternal annihilation of my free time.
    Loved the video.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +7

      Every guide doubles as a warning. Well done choosing the right path 👑

    • @thiefa6747
      @thiefa6747 13 днів тому +1

      Path of sanity

  • @aznhumptydumpty2298
    @aznhumptydumpty2298 13 днів тому +3

    I love the use of Elphelt's theme at the beginning so peak. Great work

  • @bawalbaba4820
    @bawalbaba4820 13 днів тому +13

    "What if meth had a skill check?"
    This is the first video I'm watching after waking up and it's perfect.

  • @KaziFazlyRabby
    @KaziFazlyRabby 2 дні тому +1

    this video alone made me wanna subscribe. after about 9 years in POE I still find something new every time I play. great video mate . Cheers!!

  • @alixer4071
    @alixer4071 13 днів тому +3

    Hi im a decently new to this game.
    i started in 2018 when i was 14 and have played all the leagues until today.
    learned so much new things from this guide 10/10

  • @thekovis
    @thekovis 13 днів тому +6

    Hands up the best explanation of path of exile in short format!!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +2

      I still feel like I didn't do it justice but I need to go back to a normal sleep schedule so I couldn't keep tweaking it 😅

  • @MoxStanley
    @MoxStanley 13 днів тому +4

    One of my absolute favorite content creators drops yet another banger. 10/10 and don't think you slipped that by me, Huniepop video better be a lock!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +2

      The script is actively being written 😎

  • @Mrgizox
    @Mrgizox 12 днів тому +3

    I absolutely LOVE your videos, please please never stop making them (please)

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +2

      Well I love making them so, for the foreseeable future, I have no plans to stop making 'em.

    • @fomoresso2372
      @fomoresso2372 10 днів тому

      (please)

  • @GamerForLifeDrakunia
    @GamerForLifeDrakunia 12 днів тому +3

    One of the best PoE videos ever! :) Well done sir. :)

  • @Daniel-t2t4c
    @Daniel-t2t4c 6 днів тому +2

    3k hours logged on steam, still waching em guides

  • @royce_beyer
    @royce_beyer 13 днів тому +5

    As a player with 3000 hours I must say this is in fact one of the best guides to PoE I've even had the chance to experience

  • @CaptMirage
    @CaptMirage 13 днів тому +2

    WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH ANOTHER VIDEO, he probably forgot to hit upload

  • @PowerfulSkeleton
    @PowerfulSkeleton 13 днів тому +11

    The living toy must enjoy our contests, for it continues to play.

  • @Batiquijun
    @Batiquijun 11 днів тому +3

    This was one of the most entertaining videos I've watched in a while., more POE content like this please :)

  • @AbdulRehman-hm5do
    @AbdulRehman-hm5do 13 днів тому +5

    I was gonna watch it, but then i read the title. Thanks for saving me 24 minutes! /s
    Good video.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +4

      Well well well, look at Mr High Standards over here.
      (Thanks glad you liked it)

  • @IMA93-21
    @IMA93-21 8 днів тому +2

    As a veteran poe player of 11 years and insurmountable hours this is the funniest shit I've seen in a very long time. I was in tears for like half the video

  • @jackcrescend
    @jackcrescend 11 днів тому +8

    Oh god, I was clean for three years, but I can feel PoE clawing its tendrils in my brain again. Thanks Connor

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  11 днів тому +1

      I'm so sorry. You're welcome.

    • @madhatten5123
      @madhatten5123 8 днів тому

      Relapse is part of recovery they tell me

    • @Skilez
      @Skilez 8 днів тому

      wait 3 more weeks and then sniff poe2 :) it should hit even harder ;-)

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  8 днів тому +1

      @@Skilez sniff?? Please, that shit is going right into the vein 💀

  • @oneoranota
    @oneoranota 11 днів тому +2

    Misleading title, this is actually the best guide I have ever seen !
    How you managed to comprehensively and clearly explain most relevant Path of Exile mechanic in only 24 minutes is beyond my understanding...
    I'll show this to anyone who expresses interest in the game, from now on.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  11 днів тому

      I'm so glad that seems to be the prevailing opnion because after 5 drafts and 2 re-writes I still didn't think I was doing the mechanics/gameplay justice.

  • @RufusIsOverused
    @RufusIsOverused 13 днів тому +4

    I'm absolutely in love with this style of editing. Yet another banger from Mr. Guide himself.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      Thanks! I'm learning new tricks every video 💪

  • @frosthealzgaming
    @frosthealzgaming 5 днів тому +1

    I just discovered your videos from this one. I've seen the factorio one as well and a few others of games, I don't even play. I have to say wholeheartedly your videos are the peak of the peak content on UA-cam and I not watch your stuff forever but the way they make me feel right now it's like there is no better videos out there. Good job, bro best three hours I've spent on this site

  • @ydoumus
    @ydoumus 13 днів тому +4

    This is the most accurate depiction of New Zealand up to date.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +4

      No one can prove me wrong. Anyone that goes there is killed by hobbits.

  • @zunlise2341
    @zunlise2341 13 днів тому +3

    I'm glad you started making videos just for me

  • @trinh8749
    @trinh8749 13 днів тому +5

    these videos are the only thing keeping me alive after my failed cs midterms

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +2

      You got this king and/or queen 👑
      Mission failed, we'll get 'em next time.

  • @Sormyr
    @Sormyr 12 днів тому +1

    man that new Connor Conquers guide was such a bad trip, im never doing uppers again(great video btw!)

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +1

      Anything I make plus a chemical substance is gonna be a bad time lol. Stay safe out there, exile.

  • @kowai6844
    @kowai6844 13 днів тому +4

    i don’t play path of exile, i don’t understand what’s going on but 10/10 funny man funny video

  • @mediumbob4735
    @mediumbob4735 8 годин тому +1

    Watching this at 2x speed is the real way to watch this video.
    Very well put together. Kid knows humor and would make a good comedian.

  • @lordnpc3953
    @lordnpc3953 13 днів тому +17

    The skill system in this game is like a weird mesh of Final Fantasy VII’s Materia system and FFX’s Sphere Grid. That’s a little cracked ngl

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +7

      Danm that's a good way of looking at it!

    • @korassssssss
      @korassssssss 9 днів тому

      Yup, and when ppl asked about it GGG's said that they just came up with the system on their own, which is even cooler.

  • @heqitao
    @heqitao 8 днів тому +1

    Perfect guide. You have 10% of my playtime and are much better at PoE than I am lol.
    Thx for all the work. Liked and subbed.

  • @krazymunkey619
    @krazymunkey619 13 днів тому +9

    I love your worst guide videos so much! Would you consider doing one on Ultrakill?

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +9

      And let people see how bad my aim is???
      Maybe.

    • @aleksatanaskovic9172
      @aleksatanaskovic9172 13 днів тому +1

      ​@@connorconquersyou simply MUST hire Matragrano. Even for a single line. We're not taking "no" for an answer.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +4

      I already steal enough from Max0r. I'm gonna get arrested.

    • @aleksatanaskovic9172
      @aleksatanaskovic9172 13 днів тому +1

      @@connorconquers *do it for the bit*
      You know you want to. Just imagine feeding that glorious voice the most horrific, depraved script! It's gonna be like the Noita parallel universe delivery, *but on steroids*.

  • @eugeniofernandez4575
    @eugeniofernandez4575 13 днів тому +3

    Good to have you back king

  • @ladehireold
    @ladehireold 13 днів тому +3

    Amazing video good lad!
    Its incredible the amount of nonsense we can build, from the meta stuff to the most delicious meme idea.
    Like my Warden with Oath of Winter, Lancing Steel of Spraying for some perma freeze on bosses.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +2

      That's dumb. That's so dumb. I love it. PoB???

    • @ladehireold
      @ladehireold 12 днів тому

      @@connorconquers It is still in development (lvl 80) but so far it manage to go through early red maps and the best part, this character didn't died once.
      I still need a better weapon and try a few uniques before closing on the build and work on the PoB.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  11 днів тому +1

      If you can get to to pinnacle bosses please share. I want something SPICY for next league

    • @ladehireold
      @ladehireold 9 днів тому

      @@connorconquers first update: it managed to kill elder guardians with surprising ease, dps might still need some work around but its defenses with Barkskin spell suppression is making certain fights trivial even when fought at the same level as them.
      Also the Southbound unique gauntlets are CRITICAL for the build, now that everything can be frozen with ease the "kill only when frozen" mod is safe to use on bosses.
      I will attempt the Elder later.

  • @bellkranel2698
    @bellkranel2698 8 днів тому +1

    This is so well put together. Hopefully this can manage to finally convince all my friends to play poe until maps.

  • @jacksfacts20
    @jacksfacts20 13 днів тому +6

    “Writing bad lore Olympus fan fic” is an insane deep cut

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +4

      One of those jokes where I'm like, "this only lands like 1% of the time but the people who get it will be happy"

  • @chibertarian
    @chibertarian 8 днів тому +1

    Really enjoyed the video content, but hot damn having an endcard link to a playlist of all the music you used is so convenient.

  • @admiralcoffeemaker6310
    @admiralcoffeemaker6310 11 днів тому +12

    Instructions unclear, ended up in bed with Piety.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  11 днів тому +6

      ..... from which act... FROM WHICH ACT ADMIRALCOFFEEMAKER???

    • @prosamis
      @prosamis 9 днів тому

      Canon Duelist storyline

  • @2bitnerd
    @2bitnerd 13 днів тому +2

    You've become one of my favorite creators. Your style is perfect, and the games you cover are already my favorite games of all time. Thank you so much, keep it up, you're doing great.

  • @KioskaraTTV
    @KioskaraTTV 13 днів тому +5

    Just waiting for someone to say "I dropped a mirror while listening to your video during my farming, it does exist!"

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +2

      Still never held one 🥲

    • @KioskaraTTV
      @KioskaraTTV 13 днів тому +1

      @@connorconquers Don't worry, I'm sure you're aware it's about 10 thousand hours on average to loot one so you're bound to get one. . . eventually! I believe in you! XD

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому

      I debated selling my Original Sin for the video but I can't part with my beloved lol

    • @uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek
      @uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek 12 днів тому

      @@connorconquers bought my first one this league because 50mil shipments were stupidly profitable, it's a wild feeling having it just lying there in your stash. must have sat there and just stared at it for like 15 minutes. ended up burning it on a meme item to post in g1, kinda insane when you realise it's "value" for rmters is like 700 dollars.
      3.6k hours btw

  • @Phlaigh
    @Phlaigh 13 днів тому +1

    You're gonna pop off in the algo soon. You're videos are peak content. Keep it up brother ❤

  • @Moesbi689
    @Moesbi689 13 днів тому +5

    Crafting is the crack that keeps me playing, and trying builds. After crafting my first double elevated, beast locked chests and boots I knew I was in too deep...Well i had 1700 hours to figure that out

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +2

      Its funny cuz when you don't know how to farm divs, they just seem so precious and scary to use. But now I'm just like, "yeah, time to suffix lock + slam until I hit the 1 in 10."

  • @wygiwyg
    @wygiwyg 13 днів тому +2

    I was waiting for this , I was afraid you wouldn’t because of poe2 but here we are and how glorious it is ! Love your work can’t wait for the next guide

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      The PoE2 launch has been looming over me for a while lmao

  • @joshuwottdelta
    @joshuwottdelta 13 днів тому +3

    18:02 the amount of tiers on the cake genuinely suprised me 😅

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +3

      I was afraid I was gonna need AI "art" for that gag but then I found that monstrosity googling "rich people cakes"

  • @Th3L0v3P4nd4
    @Th3L0v3P4nd4 8 днів тому +2

    Heard the opening and immediately liked the video. Something about those three things and their direct connection to POE spoke to me on a level I didn’t know was possible.
    Damn then he hit me with the Elphelt theme.

  • @MyNameIsSalo
    @MyNameIsSalo 12 днів тому +55

    ok but uber maven is where the tutorial finishes and the game finally starts. That is when you get into ghosted feared voided t17s and infinite delve, which requires 1000x more investment than killing uber maven does. And once you've finally conquered that, you are ready to spend a month straight PoBing and building an immortal hall of the grandmasters character to solidify your position for all of eternity, which gets power crept the next league

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +39

      I'm not fighting GGNoobs. I'm still sane, exile.

    • @oneoranota
      @oneoranota 11 днів тому +1

      This league we also got the divination boosted bosses.
      Anyway, I can't even kill uber bosses. I'm stuck at pinnacle levels. Maven make me cry everytime because I didn't have a Simon as a kid.

    • @satibel
      @satibel 10 днів тому +3

      @@oneoranota somebody made a maven simulator I'm not sure if it's still up

    • @BrandonsUsername
      @BrandonsUsername 9 днів тому +1

      @@satibel bruh, that hit me like a brick. I remember Uber Elder simulator with the RF jugg character. Damn ive been playing this game a long time.

  • @lainothefirst
    @lainothefirst 12 днів тому +1

    As a new player who just crossed 2000 hours, this was probably the most accurate and well done video on PoE Ive seen

  • @1mpr0
    @1mpr0 13 днів тому +21

    I was not expecting a reference to Peter Nygård, or his crimes

  • @iv2162
    @iv2162 6 днів тому +1

    I've been waiting since 2017 for someone to make this guide. Thank you.

  • @johnmacleod8923
    @johnmacleod8923 13 днів тому +5

    I never realized how much I wanted to try digital meth with a skill-check until this very moment. There goes any semblance of a social life! Amazing video! One of your tops!!!!!!!! Edit: Spelling

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      Y'all got any more of those divine orbs 💀

    • @MyNameIsSalo
      @MyNameIsSalo 12 днів тому +1

      The difference between this and meth is that you need to take a 10 hour long math exam until you get access to the meth. A math exam where you are given absolutely 0 information beforehand and are expected to figure it out yourself. So don't expect to walk into PoE with lots of nonstop action and excitement on the first step, it is a very slow start

    • @johnmacleod8923
      @johnmacleod8923 12 днів тому

      ​@MyNameIsSalo I'm on it! Hahaha!

  • @c45tor
    @c45tor 12 днів тому +1

    You produce my favorite content on youtube at the moment, humor is my vibe, the rythm on point, the editing is clean. Thanks for your hard work.
    Those are not to me the "worst guide to X" those are cautionary tales of games machanics going so abyssaly deep they bring madness.

  • @singtothesilence
    @singtothesilence 13 днів тому +4

    I dabbled in PoE when it first came out, before my potato PC and cheapskate tendencies stepped in to save me.
    Even so, it's nice to see that the core experience of "Flicker Strike go brrrrrrr" has survived and prospered for all these years

    • @oneoranota
      @oneoranota 11 днів тому +1

      Flicker Strike is a whole archetype in itself. But not a build archetype. It's a player archetype : do you care about what's happening on your screen, or not ?
      Still better than archmage frostbolt nova though. I spent a full league getting flashbanged by that "optimal build" (that's actually faster than flicker strike).

  • @xxCHAOTICKxx
    @xxCHAOTICKxx 11 днів тому +2

    "This is how you reach this games TRUE endgame.......getting a fancy belt" That is by far one of the best things said in this video. 😂😂😂

  • @dweisparce
    @dweisparce 12 днів тому +4

    Red Ash as the ending song is unfathomably based.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +4

      I should have got a clip of me finding a chaos orb in the Alleyways map! Damnit!

    • @dweisparce
      @dweisparce 12 днів тому

      @@connorconquers that would have been a nice touch!

  • @Burnwulf
    @Burnwulf 8 днів тому +1

    Man of culture choosing Nikke music. Salute you sir! Only 300 hours in and loving PoE.

  • @JayM928
    @JayM928 13 днів тому +4

    1:05 Sir! Path of Excel is NOT a game masquerading as a spreadsheet. Wait. Never mind. Please continue.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      I never said it was a bad thing 👀

    • @MichaelPohoreski
      @MichaelPohoreski 12 днів тому +1

      *Eve Online:* _Did you say spreadsheet simulator?_
      *Path of Exile:* _Hold my beer._

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +2

      Nah nah nah. No. If those two games get into a dick measuring contest it's just gonna be two giant hogs in the room and all of us feeling inadequate.

  • @mac_er9275
    @mac_er9275 11 днів тому +1

    You did it again with the crazy Guilty Gear edits
    Extras has been an earworm ever since it released and i'm alwauys glad to be reminded of it

  • @Hergotzer
    @Hergotzer 13 днів тому +39

    As a former Warframe player, when you began talking about the ingame economy, all I could think was:
    "Hey, that sounds familiar!"
    ...And then you didn't stop talking about it.
    And I learned the blueprint farms and Platinum trading was a lemonade stand compared to Path of Exile's New York Stock Exchange.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +11

      I'm learning there's a lot of overlap between these two games. Might check out Warfare 👀

    • @Psytinker
      @Psytinker 13 днів тому +4

      Now watch Connor drop a Warframe guide in time for 1999. Just kidding, I saw that page at 21:18. It's going to be... HunieCam Studio.

    • @taronzgaming7739
      @taronzgaming7739 12 днів тому

      @@connorconquers Warframe is great too, you should definitely give it a look.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  12 днів тому +7

      I've been threatening a HuniePop video for a while now. I have the script started >.>
      I'm trying to do something... very special for that one.

    • @stivenhunt395
      @stivenhunt395 12 днів тому +1

      Where is my business attire? I have some deals to do at Vaal Street.

  • @mikeblank6667
    @mikeblank6667 6 днів тому +1

    I love Extras, you did a good job using it. I always like your editing. :D

  • @dimazum
    @dimazum 13 днів тому +4

    I really don't know why I liked the video, probably your dedication and the insanity that is this game.
    I will never play path of the exile! I love Grim Dawn, Diablo 2 and 3, Torchlight 2, Titanquest, but this... this is just too much for me.

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому +1

      All my guides double as a warning, honestly. How is Torchlight 2 btw?

    • @dimazum
      @dimazum 13 днів тому +1

      @@connorconquers I know I know, sorry if it sounded angry through the internet haha, It was me losing my mind on the intricacy of this labor of love game. Anyway, torchlight is wonderful, the opositte of grim, so colorful, really cool classes, and a great wealth of mods! Dated, for sure, but worth to experiment! BTW, i think you would really like Grim Dawn aswell!

    • @connorconquers
      @connorconquers  13 днів тому

      @@dimazum you didn't sound angry at all! Internet discourse is hard lol. I liked 1 but gave 2 a skip but it's looking pretty fun. I might check it out 👀